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But later that night Aroldis Chapman, a 22-year-old Cuban defector pitching for the Cincinnati Reds' triple-A affiliate in Louisville, captured baseball fans' attention when he threw a pitch clocked at 105 mph. Chapman's pitch was one of the fastest ever recorded; one that pushed his body to the limit of human ability. And while athletes in other sports, like Usain Bolt in the 100-meter sprint, continue to rewrite the record books, don't expect pitchers to throw any faster than Chapman.
Smoky Joe Wood often said, I threw so hard, I thought my arm would fly right off my body.. Walter Johnson, often cited as the fastest throwing pitcher in Major League history by experts, believed that Wood was faster than himself and once said, Mister, no man alive can throw a baseball harder than Joe Wood..